Waxing · 89.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 06°
Moon age
12.3days
Moon phase on July 6, 1998Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, July 6, 1998, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 89.4% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
89.4%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
396,338 km246,273 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (6°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 6, 1998 is on Thursday, July 9, 1998 at 16:01 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, June 24, 1998 at 03:50 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, July 1, 1998 | 18:43 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, July 9, 1998 | 16:01 |
The Moon around July 6
More about this date
Monday, July 6, 1998 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 24, 1998 to the new moon of July 23, 1998, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 1998, or the whole moon calendar 1998.
- The same date one year apart: 1997 · 1999.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.